There are a lot of ways you can change this up so go wild and experiment! Swap out the chocolate chips for butterscotch chips, or make it a mix of peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. (Don't mind me, I'll be hiding over in the corner fighting a wave of nausea if you pick the last option).
A recipe fit for younger kids with shorter attention spans, it's another one where you don't necessarily need a mixer to make these up.
Groceries Needed
1 cup softened or melted butter
½ cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tsps vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups flour
1 package (11 oz) chocolate chips or chunks
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Use parchment paper, baking spray, or grease and flour a 13"x9" pan (or something close to this size)
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars using a mixer or whisk. A wooden spoon works too.
- Add the vanilla, eggs, and baking soda. Mix thoroughly using mixer, whisk, or spoon.
- Add the flour and chips, mixing in by hand.
- Turn out dough into baking pan, pushing dough into all corners making dough an even thickness across the baking pan. This works well by hand or using a silicone spatula or wooden spoon.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cook before cutting, cut into approximately 2"x2" pieces and grab a nice cold glass of milk!
- Mary's Favorite: Ghiradelli chocolate chips and Ghiradelli Caramel Chips (unfortunately theses are no longer being made, send Ghiradelli a note to please bring these back, they're AWESOME!)
- Chocolate chunks and salted caramel chips
- Butterscotch for a "blondie" version
- Peanut Butter chips and milk chocolate chips
- Semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips and chopped up maraschino cherries
